05/15/20 19:22:10 UTC50.125 MHz Helos in Uwharrie vic "291.9" "try them again and then we'll RTB" "head back to point 227, pick up (?gimlin?)" "it's a good thing out PAX brought parachutes, we'll just drop em off here and call it good" (??i dunno what that means??) "ascend to 100 feet" "14,16, are you gonna drop (?sticks?) 192,193 and go straight to 194?" "gonna go straight to 195". Associated w/ comms heard on 69.425FM and possibly 38.725FM as well. 5/14/2020 approx 1837+h -AJ

05/15/20 15:03:39 UTC50.125 MHz Helos in Uwharrie vic "291.9" "try them again and then we'll RTB" "head back to point 227, pick up (?gimlin?)" "it's a good thing out PAX brought parachutes, we'll just drop em off here and call it good" (??i dunno what that means??) "ascend to 100 feet" "14,16, are you gonna drop (?sticks?) 192,193 and go straight to 194?" "gonna go straight to 195". Associated w/ comms heard on 69.425FM and possibly 38.725FM as well. 5/14/2020 approx 1837+h -AJ

05/15/20 14:53:45 UTC69.425 MHz ARMY 20327 attempts to contact KVUJ twr (was closed) then on 69.425FM a report of no contact & someone should try UHF. This followed by "291.9" (KVUJ UHF) being called out on 50.125FM by a different party. Repeat of failed contact on VHF by female pilot (heard earlier on 69.425FM) IDing as ARMY 20273. Considering valley location, good Rx. 5/14/2020 approx 1830+h -AJ

I've been looking for a new antenna for quite sometime. I've had Discones in the past
(one of which was purchased from AntennaWareHouse) but wanted to give a beam antenna a try.
My first priority would be that it have good coverage in the MilAir frequencies (220 MHz to 400 MHz).
I was about to try one of the expensive Log Periodic's by either Create or KLM (both very fine
companies making a fine product). But then I received an email from Tim at AntennaWareHouse
advising me of this new antenna they just started selling via their website. For $54.00 and being
a beam I just had to give it a try (Create antennas are well over $400.00 and KLM's over $300.00 for the
same frequency coverage).

As per the AntennaWareHouse.com website the frequency
specs are as follows: 30-50 MHz. VHF low band, 108-137 MHz. Aircraft band, 137-174 MHz. high VHF Public Service band, 225-400 MHz. Military Aircraft and Satellite band, 406-512 MHz. UHF band and the 806-1300 MHz.
All this sounded good to me, and again for $54.00 its sure worth a try. I sent Tim the money via
PayPal.com and two days later I received the antenna via US Priority Mail. That was great service!

My first impression was that this is the same style of antenna that is being peddled by Grove for
$74.95. Except I didn't pay $74.95!!

I put mine up on a 30' mast and used a $90.00 Channel Master TV antenna rotor to aim the antenna.
This antenna is light enough that you don't need an expensive "ham radio" antenna rotor. The Channel
Master rotor does fine on this antenna, even with the high winds of Florida's Tropical storms. So far
this antenna as survived through a Tropical Storm and a near miss from the last Hurricane of the 2001
Hurricane season. Thus far the max wind speed this antenna has seen as been gust of 60 MPH and sustained
speeds of 35 MPH. It has survived with NO damage or bent elements!

The only antenna I had to compair the Scanner Beam to is a Discone which is mounted about 25' high. A good test was
to tune in a few Kennedy Space Center freqs, KSC is located about 35 miles south of my location. First
I would listen to a signal at KSC on the Discone, the signal was very readable but there was a little
"scratchyness" in the background. I switched over to the Scanner Beam and the same signal now is perfect,
no noise in the background at all!

For a good test in the VHF-LO area I scanned the cordless telephone band (46.610 - 46.970MHz) while using
the Scanner Beam and taking note of how many signals I found. Then I switched from the Scanner Beam to the Discone,
on average I would only hear about 1 call on the Discone to 4 on the Scanner Beam. Its not uncommon for me
to hear 2-4 different calls on the Scanner Beam while only 1 on the Discone. Since cordless phones
have low power and poor antennas I thought this would be a good test.

Below I have some pictures of the Scanner Beam, take minute to enjoy the pictures. The rest of this
review is continued under the pictures.

Another nice feature, this antenna includes the "stand-off" which will allow you to
mount this antenna vertically. For MilAir as well as Public Safety you want an antenna
mounted vertically (TV antennas are mounted horizonally). The hardware for this is included
FREE, all part of the $54.00 price tag (KLM Antenna charges an extra $30.00 for this hardware).

Back to the performance tests. As many people today are interested in 800-900MHz for trunked public
safety frequencies, I gave them a try also. Here in Daytona we have a 800MHz trunked system and
where I live the 800MHz systems is "a little fuzzy" on both rubber ducky antennes as well as the discone.
However when I switched to the beam even 800 MHz signals improved.

In summery this antenna is a very good antenna for $54.00, it includes neccessory hardware for
vertical mounting (if you try to use a "TV" antenna you would have to make this hardware yourself),
the packaging, shipping, and speed of delievery was excellent from AntennaWarehouse.com!